Beschreibung:
This book providesa highly illustrated, comprehensive account of the diseases of the human bone marrow. It will help experienced clinicians and those in training to answer the practical diagnostic questions that arise during the routine analysis of bone marrow core biopsy specimens. Throughout the text, histologic interpretation is integrated with clinical and laboratory findings. As well as containing numerous colour illustrations, charts and tables, the book describes real case situations and the use of the most up-to-date classification systems. It should be read by pathologist, hematologists and laboratory technicians.
1. Introduction; 2. The normal bone marrow and an approach to bone marrow evaluation of neoplastic and proliferative process; 3. Granulomatous and histiocytic disorders; 4. The aplasias; 5. The hyperplasias; 6. Other non-neoplastic marrow changes; 7. Myelodysplastic syndromes; 8. Acute leukemia; 9. Chronic myeloproliferative disorders and systemic mastocytosis; 10. Myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disorders; 11. Chronic lymphoproliferative disorders and malignant lymphoma; 12. Immunosecretory disorders/plasma cell disorders and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma; 13. Metastatic disorders; 14. Post-therapy bone marrow changes.